disemployment
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
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desempleo
- Not everybody was able to foresee the worst crash since '29 and consequent lifetime disemployment for many, with loss of housing, and
Examples
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Moreover, the evidence tends to point to disemployment effects of minimum wages in the United States as well as many other countries.
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Second, when researchers focus on the least-skilled groups most likely to be adversely affected by minimum wages, we regard the evidence as relatively overwhelming that there are stronger disemployment effects for these groups.
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First, we see very few cases where a study provides convincing evidence of positive employment effects of minimum wages, especially from studies that focus on broader groups (rather than a narrow industry) for which the competitive model predicts disemployment effects.
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Having served in the Brigade from the time of its inception to its final disemployment only a few months after the war's conclusion, I feel I have the necessary first-hand information and the appropriate perspective to give a valid, if not definitive, account of the Brigade's wartime activity.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sudden economic downturn led to widespread disemployment, leaving many families without a stable income.
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After the factory closed, several employees faced disemployment and struggled to find new jobs.
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During the recession, the city experienced significant disemployment, with many residents losing their livelihoods.
Synonyms
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2.6
An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job
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3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
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4.2
The act of ending someone's job
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2.6
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
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3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
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3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
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3.4
A situation when people do not have paid work
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4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
Not having a paid job, often when not looking for work
Antonyms
How Employed
Surface Forms
Morphology
disemployment = employment (semi-transparent) = dis + employ + ment
The form 'dis-' + 'employment' yields a plausible meaning of removal from work, but the formation is rare and nonstandard, so learners may be unsure of its exact nuance compared with 'unemployment' or 'dismissal'.
Etymology
Disemployment begins with dis- meaning 'not' or 'away' and ends with employment, from employ meaning 'to give work to someone'. So disemployment is the state of 'losing a job' or 'not being employed', which is why it means being removed from employment.